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. >> well, i spoke to mitch mcconnell yesterday. i think that's what he was expecting and he got -- he heard what he was expecting to hear in his own mind. but i think even in kentucky, believe it or not, where mitch mcconnell is going to be up for reelection next year, he is going to have to be careful on a couple of these issues. i mean, kentucky is a gun state if there ever was one. but cities like louisville and lexington, some kinds of further measures of gun safety may be more popular than he realizes. and as neera pointed out, in terms of women voters, in terms of the demography of the vote, it is important. and i think by the way it's going to be key for the president to force some democrats to go along. in certain respect, the president was speaking to harry reid, the democratic leader as much as he was speaking to mitch mcconnell. >> absolutely he was. and the nra has been kind of close to harry reid. they have not been adversarial to one another for years. and there is the rural culture of firearms in this country. but fr
. >> well, i spoke to mitch mcconnell yesterday. i think that's what he was expecting and he got -- he heard what he was expecting to hear in his own mind. but i think even in kentucky, believe it or not, where mitch mcconnell is going to be up for reelection next year, he is going to have to be careful on a couple of these issues. i mean, kentucky is a gun state if there ever was one. but cities like louisville and lexington, some kinds of further measures of gun safety may be more...
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when harry reid and mitch mcconnell agree this is really worth it. damn if, we said at the time this was phony, it was not going to work, it was not going to make any change. republicans were going to abuse it. they would never abide by that agreement. two weeks ago. republicans trotted it out yesterday, put a filibuster on the nomination of chuck hagel to be our next secretary of defense, and they won. you need 60 votes to get over it. and the most they could get with the democrats and four republicans was 58 votes t he lost by one vote. harry reid ended up having to vote no. that way, by voting know he has the right to bring this back up for another vote when they come back from president's day weekend, which he will, and hopefully by that time, some republicans, one more republican, will have come to his or her senses. at any rate, it was the 55 democrats, 55 democrats and independents and four republicans came up to 59. harry reid voting no. that made it 58. so chuck hagle was not confirmed. and leon panetta is out. so we have no secretary of def
when harry reid and mitch mcconnell agree this is really worth it. damn if, we said at the time this was phony, it was not going to work, it was not going to make any change. republicans were going to abuse it. they would never abide by that agreement. two weeks ago. republicans trotted it out yesterday, put a filibuster on the nomination of chuck hagel to be our next secretary of defense, and they won. you need 60 votes to get over it. and the most they could get with the democrats and four...
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mitch mcconnell apparently fell for an onion blog. and it said that former guantanamo detainees were going to college on the g.i. bill. they were getting g.i. bill funds. he wrote a very concerned letter. a very concerned -- yeah, his -- >> stephanie: he's united states senator. >> which surprises me he's got his -- you know, the lowest rating of any senator. >> concerns. charles darwin is moving toward spiegel. >> stephanie: since my last family reunion in the galapagos islands. >> i'm writing on behalf of constituents. contact me regarding post-9-11 g.i. benefits. i would appreciate your response to my concerns. >> what a dope. >> what an ignore amous. >> stephanie: bill o'reilly hosted glenn beck to discuss excerpts from a seminar released by judicial watch. they talked government workers to be racist. >> huh? >> stephanie: you want to know the details? >> yes please. >> stephanie: a socialologist and lecturer talks about workplace diversity. he said the following. in the footage pilgrims did not hand over their passports to native
mitch mcconnell apparently fell for an onion blog. and it said that former guantanamo detainees were going to college on the g.i. bill. they were getting g.i. bill funds. he wrote a very concerned letter. a very concerned -- yeah, his -- >> stephanie: he's united states senator. >> which surprises me he's got his -- you know, the lowest rating of any senator. >> concerns. charles darwin is moving toward spiegel. >> stephanie: since my last family reunion in the galapagos...
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that was mitch mcconnell the psychic senator. in a paper statement, of course, as congress is currently in recess. speaker john boehner, never one to balk at a touch of plagiarism offered the same criticism but he tried to lay the blame on the president by calling these his sequester cuts. funny that because i seem to remember the speaker striking a different tone on the budget deal that produced the sequester. what was it he said again? >> you look this final agreement we came to with the white house, i got 98% of what i wanted. i'm pretty happy. >> that was it. let's get right to our panel. david corn is washington bureau chief for mother jones magazine, and karen finney is former dnc communications director. both are msnbc political analysts and i'm delighted to say karen has joined us here in new york. if i can start with you, david, james clapper, the director of national intelligence, told reuters that just the cuts scheduled for our intelligence services would be, in his words, the budgetary equivalent of emergency amputat
that was mitch mcconnell the psychic senator. in a paper statement, of course, as congress is currently in recess. speaker john boehner, never one to balk at a touch of plagiarism offered the same criticism but he tried to lay the blame on the president by calling these his sequester cuts. funny that because i seem to remember the speaker striking a different tone on the budget deal that produced the sequester. what was it he said again? >> you look this final agreement we came to with...
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we will see now what john boehner and mitch mcconnell do. what do you think in 866-55-press. 866-557-7377. sometimes we bitch and moan as liberals. last night should convince us, we backed the right horse. we got the right guy in the white house. >> this is "the bill press show." [ music ] >> on my next show, fashion savant carson kressley goes from dancing with the stars to dishing with moi, on say anything. (vo) this afternoon, current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. [ music ] >> this is "the bill press show" >> bill: all right. now 25 minutes after the hour. president obama a very powerful state of the union speech. how did marco rubio do. let's talk about that, too. yes watc
we will see now what john boehner and mitch mcconnell do. what do you think in 866-55-press. 866-557-7377. sometimes we bitch and moan as liberals. last night should convince us, we backed the right horse. we got the right guy in the white house. >> this is "the bill press show." [ music ] >> on my next show, fashion savant carson kressley goes from dancing with the stars to dishing with moi, on say anything. (vo) this afternoon, current tv is the place for compelling true...
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. >> always the obama administration plan, harry reid, and mitch mcconnell saying we're going to get this done, we're make sure we satisfy credit rating agents, and this will never happen, because we're going to get a committee together, and we're going to work on it and make the cuts more judicous, we're cutting a half trillion in military budget to think we're cutting another half trillion, i agree with secretary panetta this is devastating and will leave us vulnerible in many different areas. area. neil: talk about 85 billion that come up in a couple weeks, whatever merits of your argument, if that is considered really tough to do, that is considered really draconian to even think of doing. then when we have to put the peddle to metal and look at across board cuts how do we do that? >> listen, a great point, i agree with you. this is only the beginning. we have gun cutting and have cut about a half trillion, here is the key. >> over 10 years. >> thank you. >> majority lead cher give this task to -- leader should give this tact to the committees. majority leader should send this to
. >> always the obama administration plan, harry reid, and mitch mcconnell saying we're going to get this done, we're make sure we satisfy credit rating agents, and this will never happen, because we're going to get a committee together, and we're going to work on it and make the cuts more judicous, we're cutting a half trillion in military budget to think we're cutting another half trillion, i agree with secretary panetta this is devastating and will leave us vulnerible in many different...
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senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said mr. obama missed an opportunity in his remarks on the looming spending cuts, known as the sequester. >> the president had the chance last night to offer a thoughtful alternative to his sequester, one that could reduce spending in a smarter way. that's what republicans have been calling for all along, and it's the kind of thing the house has already voted to do twice. we want to work with him to make that happen. but, instead, we just got gimmicks and tax his. just one more plan from the president that's designed to fail, so he can blame others when it does. >> woodruff: it's unclear how much of the president's plan can get through congress, but the white house says he will keep up the pressure, with stops in atlanta and chicago in the coming days. for a closer look at some of the president's prescriptions and how they fit into the larger questions about inequality in america, we get two views. kevin hassett is director of economic policy studies at the american enterprise institute, a con
senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said mr. obama missed an opportunity in his remarks on the looming spending cuts, known as the sequester. >> the president had the chance last night to offer a thoughtful alternative to his sequester, one that could reduce spending in a smarter way. that's what republicans have been calling for all along, and it's the kind of thing the house has already voted to do twice. we want to work with him to make that happen. but, instead, we just got...
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and one more. >> oh. >> ok, mitch mcconnell yesterday, here he is. >> last night the president offers -- last night's speech was pedestrian, liberal boiler plate that any democratic lawmaker could have given at any time in recent memory. [ mumbling ] stephanie: thank you. all right. tanya in washington state you're on the "stephanie miller show." hi. caller: hi, how are you? stephanie: good, go ahead. caller: i want to say a couple of things to you directly. stephanie: all right. caller: ok number one, don't be so down on yourself. you are about the prettiest thing i think i've ever seen. [ laughter ] stephanie: ok, thank you. caller: and i love the way you flip your hair. stephanie: in that marlow thomas kind of way? caller: yeah, the flip the hair thing and purring thing that you do. [ purring ] caller: don't say anything bad about yourself, other people only. stephanie: oh oh! ing oh. [ laughter ] caller: love you. stephanie: thank you, i love you to. that was magical. [ ♪ magic wand ♪ ] stephanie: let's go to al in buffalo. caller: hello. what does it say about the republican
and one more. >> oh. >> ok, mitch mcconnell yesterday, here he is. >> last night the president offers -- last night's speech was pedestrian, liberal boiler plate that any democratic lawmaker could have given at any time in recent memory. [ mumbling ] stephanie: thank you. all right. tanya in washington state you're on the "stephanie miller show." hi. caller: hi, how are you? stephanie: good, go ahead. caller: i want to say a couple of things to you directly....
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. >> there is mitch mcconnell saying here is the president playing politics. this is the critique they're offering. they don't say here is what we would like to do, mr. president. >> right, and the reason at the don't do that. the republicans learned one thing, everything they believe in is deeply unpopular. they can't say that out loud. they tried to trick the president into saying it for him. into him proposing medicare cuts so they can attack him for it. republicans understand when they explain out loud what they would like to do, people recoil from it. so he is pretty popular, that is not working either. >> the president suggested sort of a backup plan today. let's listen to that. >> if they can't get such a budget agreement done by next friday, the day these harmful cuts begin to take effect, then at minimum congress should pass a smaller package of spending cuts and tax reforms that would prevent these harmful cuts, not to kick the can down the road but to give them time to work together on a plan that finishes the job of deficit reduction in a sensible
. >> there is mitch mcconnell saying here is the president playing politics. this is the critique they're offering. they don't say here is what we would like to do, mr. president. >> right, and the reason at the don't do that. the republicans learned one thing, everything they believe in is deeply unpopular. they can't say that out loud. they tried to trick the president into saying it for him. into him proposing medicare cuts so they can attack him for it. republicans understand...
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senator mitch mcconnell of kentucky, the republican leader in the senate, republican orrin hatch of utah, and democratic senator max baucus of montana. all cited by "the new york times" as suspects in that mysterious migration of half a billion dollars from taxpayers over to the bottom line of drug companies, especially the pharmaceutical giant amgen. would it surprise you to learn that over the past five years, amgen has been one of the top ten donors to mcconnell, baucus, and hatch? as for our president -- by attending a fundraiser on the average of every 60 hours during his bid for a second term, he once again broke the record for bringing home the bacon. although the money power that controls congress could thwart everything obama proposed in his state of the union address, there was not a single word in that speech about taming the power of private money over public policy. and so it goes. the golden rule of politics. he who has the gold, rules. can we do anything about it? my two guests think we can. they say that if anybody should own the politicians, we the people should. dan can
senator mitch mcconnell of kentucky, the republican leader in the senate, republican orrin hatch of utah, and democratic senator max baucus of montana. all cited by "the new york times" as suspects in that mysterious migration of half a billion dollars from taxpayers over to the bottom line of drug companies, especially the pharmaceutical giant amgen. would it surprise you to learn that over the past five years, amgen has been one of the top ten donors to mcconnell, baucus, and hatch?...
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they're playing a game where harry reid against mitch mcconnell. the chess game continues unabated. harry reid could have broken the game over. >> john: mccain was candid saying we're punishing this guy for going against the bush administration. >> that's what they call gaffe in washington where you tell the truth and reveal what people are really thinking because what chuck hagel had done while bush was president was tell the truth. you can debate the surge and military issue aside but calling george bush the worst president since herbert hoover, 80% of the public at some point would have agreed with that. president obama's entitled to his secretary of defense. game over. >> john: it's incredibly historic. never happened before. what does this say about the likelihood of pushing any kind of legislation through the house or senate? >> if you go back to the state of the union where you had climate change, there's no way climate change is going to happen legislative. the president said he will do it individually through executive power. gun control wayne lapierrre out there on the lun
they're playing a game where harry reid against mitch mcconnell. the chess game continues unabated. harry reid could have broken the game over. >> john: mccain was candid saying we're punishing this guy for going against the bush administration. >> that's what they call gaffe in washington where you tell the truth and reveal what people are really thinking because what chuck hagel had done while bush was president was tell the truth. you can debate the surge and military issue aside...
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he will appear on the stage with paul ryan, eric cantor, mitch mcconnell, and the great marco rubio. what do you say to them, congressman, that they're prepared to share a stage with a man who issues absolutely fabricated and fictitious analysis of a city that clearly he knows nothing about? >> i would be embarrassed to be on the same stage. >> shouldn't they withdraw? what are they doing sharing a stage with a lunatic? >> i actually think they should withdraw if he's going to share the same stage as they are. the reality is, martin, that it's crazy talk coming out of the nra today and lapierre. when they were looking for someone to offer some sane suggestions as to how you get control of gun violence in this country they came out with a manifesto that is in essence a membership drive for the nra. this is about trying to get more people in the nra. i think it's disgusting. >> joy, i don't know if you know much about south carolina republican lindsey graham but he'll also be making an appearance and he definitely shares some of mr. lapierre's inclinations. take a listen to this. >> in
he will appear on the stage with paul ryan, eric cantor, mitch mcconnell, and the great marco rubio. what do you say to them, congressman, that they're prepared to share a stage with a man who issues absolutely fabricated and fictitious analysis of a city that clearly he knows nothing about? >> i would be embarrassed to be on the same stage. >> shouldn't they withdraw? what are they doing sharing a stage with a lunatic? >> i actually think they should withdraw if he's going to...
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i remember, there is republican convention some guys on msnbc thought that senator mitch mcconnell was racist in attacking president obama for playing golf because the republicans were quote, according to lawrence o'donnell trying to associate the president of with the united states with the lifestyle of tiger woods that is outrageous. here is the president of the united states sharing his life-style with tiger woods and no one remembers any of that kind of stuff. the hypocrisy and double standards from the left are ridiculous. this is guy who had almost a bacnalian relationship with porn stars i don't know the president of the united states should be spending a golf weekend with him. jamie: thank you, jonah. bill: maybe that last point, you don't want a picture giving that history. jamie: good point, bill. bill: questions still not answered in the benghazi attack and why john mccain was all fired up about this did you hear? >> confusion? >> do you care, david? i'm asking you do you care? i'm asking you do you care whether four americans died? jamie: plus the passengers are back on try
i remember, there is republican convention some guys on msnbc thought that senator mitch mcconnell was racist in attacking president obama for playing golf because the republicans were quote, according to lawrence o'donnell trying to associate the president of with the united states with the lifestyle of tiger woods that is outrageous. here is the president of the united states sharing his life-style with tiger woods and no one remembers any of that kind of stuff. the hypocrisy and double...
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. >> clearly the most important person now as to whether anything will happen is senator mitch mcconnell. we don't know what's going to happen to the filibuster in the next few days but it seems unlikely he will be totally deprived of it. his views are a matter of public record, including a speech back in the spring -- and i'm told also senator mcconnell, people who purport to know his views, feels on the been like disclosure that he has this extreme slippery slope idea. any kind of movement on things that would seem to have support, he is worried about it but he believes with mccain-fine colt that he wasn't forthcoming. -- mccain-fine gold, that he was forthcoming. he ultimately got rolled down the hill. his strategy was to simply say no. that would suggest it is the case, and i don't have any real insight that would suggest there is not a broad scope for doing anything. but it is because of what happened in the past in this area, at this area has long passed. >> -- has a long past. centera reporter at the for public integrity. we heard a little bit today about the importance of nonprof
. >> clearly the most important person now as to whether anything will happen is senator mitch mcconnell. we don't know what's going to happen to the filibuster in the next few days but it seems unlikely he will be totally deprived of it. his views are a matter of public record, including a speech back in the spring -- and i'm told also senator mcconnell, people who purport to know his views, feels on the been like disclosure that he has this extreme slippery slope idea. any kind of...
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in fact, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said tuesday, it's pretty clear to him, these cuts are going into effect. there's always a chance to set a later deadline, though, deb. remember, this was originally supposed to begin january 1st. in the meantime, though, government agencies are warning what comes next if there's no deal in the next few days. >> you know, it's interesting, because republicans may say no we're not going to accept tax increases. but that's exactly what happened. january 1. how will these cuts directly impact you and me? you mentioned this $3100 figure. we earlier spoke about lines, tsa lines at the airports. but what else? >> i want to show you something. this is a pile of letters. these are sent from almost every federal agency that you can think of to the senate appropriation committee. and talk about good reading, outlining potential cuts of the impact. let's talk about food safety, the fda says you can expect 2100 fewer domestic and foreign food safety inspections. says that could increase the chance you would get a food-borne illness. the department of
in fact, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said tuesday, it's pretty clear to him, these cuts are going into effect. there's always a chance to set a later deadline, though, deb. remember, this was originally supposed to begin january 1st. in the meantime, though, government agencies are warning what comes next if there's no deal in the next few days. >> you know, it's interesting, because republicans may say no we're not going to accept tax increases. but that's exactly what...
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mitch mcconnell called it a political stunt. >> what makes this even more troubling just real quickly is the fact that the tax cuts go into effect immediately but a lot of the spending cuts don't go into effect until 2015. tax increases, rather. so i mean this is what the republicans say happens all the time. tax increases happen now with the promise of spending cuts that can happen, you know, that can not take a effect later. we'll talk on sunday to lindsey graham and to rand paul. i suspect they will both have a lot to say about this in addition to the halg gel nomination and a lot of other issues on capitol hill. bill: looking forward to that. see you sunday morning. chris wallace. anchor of "fox news sunday." see you sunday. here's heather. heather: we're getting new details on that meteor that rained down over russia. look at this. [scream] you heard that blast there. that was actually a sonic boom. we're hearing that many more people are now reported to be hurt. we'll tell you about that. plus we'll show you the very first picture of the crater that meteorite left behind. bill:
mitch mcconnell called it a political stunt. >> what makes this even more troubling just real quickly is the fact that the tax cuts go into effect immediately but a lot of the spending cuts don't go into effect until 2015. tax increases, rather. so i mean this is what the republicans say happens all the time. tax increases happen now with the promise of spending cuts that can happen, you know, that can not take a effect later. we'll talk on sunday to lindsey graham and to rand paul. i...
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senate majority leader mitch mcconnell insisted "more than three months after the november election, president obama still prefers campaign events to common sense, bipartisan action." and joining us now for more on this from washington, the former chief economist of the international monetary fund and bloomberg view columnist, simon johnson. he's the co-author of "white house burning: our national debt and why it matters to you," now out in paperback. simon, good to see you this morning. >> nice to be with you. >> simon, if you could help us through this over the next week or so, it doesn't look like there's a path to avoiding the sequestration if you listen to the two sides. so how damaging would this be? because we've heard a couple different versions of it that would have immediate impacts, more than 750,000 jobs lost perhaps. others say it won't be that bad. what's your view? >> i think it's going to be bad. we're going to lose jobs, gdp is going to slow. i don't know if it will push us back into recession. but the effect on lower-income americans including children is really ver
senate majority leader mitch mcconnell insisted "more than three months after the november election, president obama still prefers campaign events to common sense, bipartisan action." and joining us now for more on this from washington, the former chief economist of the international monetary fund and bloomberg view columnist, simon johnson. he's the co-author of "white house burning: our national debt and why it matters to you," now out in paperback. simon, good to see you...